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A Milwaukee cat cafe owner found a Persian kitten alone in Egypt. Now Nala has a forever home.

Nala is a kitten that the owner of Sip & Purr Cat Cafe brought home from Egypt.(Photo: Ryan Peschman)

On a vacation to Egypt in February, Sip & Purr Cat Cafe founder Katy McHugh and her teenage son Cole found themselves back in the pet adoption world.

They walked past a pet store with a kitten in a cage. The "little fur ball" was "all alone in a cage, with no mama or siblings," McHugh wrote on Instagram.

McHugh bought the cat from the pet store and took it to a veterinarian. She and her son were determined to bring the kitten, who they named Nala, home with them. They documented their journey through Sip & Purr's social media accounts.

McHugh opened the cat cafe in June 2018. Customers can cuddle with adoptable cats while sipping wine or coffee.

Sip & Purr shared videos of McHugh caring for Nala on Instagram. McHugh said in one post, "We weren’t able to find kitten milk replacement in Cairo and Nala won’t eat solid food yet, so we made do with canned kitten food mixed with water, and cow’s milk "

McHugh is also working to bring a dog, Hazel, to the U.S. from Egypt. Hazel was rescued from the Nile River and will also be fostered by McHugh.

McHugh said in a press release, “Rescuing Nala was unplanned, but has opened the door to finding homes for more at-risk animals. We’re fortunate to be able to help.”

On Saturday, Sip & Purr, at 2021 E. Ivanhoe Pl., is doing a meet and greet with Nala before she goes to her forever home. The event sold out, but you can visit Sip & Purr's other adoptable cats another time.

McHugh plans to have another meet and greet in June, once she is able to bring Hazel to the U.S.